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[quote=Anonymous]Instead of paying $20M to moderrize and integrate fae collection system, MoCo is giving ~3Million free RideOn rides/year.

Barely literate article at https://bethesdamagazine.com/2025/07/11/moco-ride-on-buses-free/

All Ride On buses, which circulate throughout Montgomery County, are now fare-free for all riders, a change that became effective June 29.

The county faced the process of replacing all of its aging fare boxes, a task that could cost up to $20 million, according to transportation department spokesperson Emily DeTitta. Instead, the department chose to eliminate the $1 fares entirely.

“Most people are riding the bus without paying a fare — that would mean we would not have the revenues to pay back the $19 million,” County Executive Marc Elrich (D) said during a virtual press briefing Wednesday afternoon.

Ride On fares were $2 until the COVID-19 pandemic when bus rides became free temporarily. Following the pandemic, Glass advocated for bus rides to remain free, but compromised with Elrich to reduce pre-pandemic fares to $1. 
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